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informed the Board that the Met Office’s success in the Computer Weekly Social Media awards was a very big success against stiff competition. • JH informed the Board about a visit from Netherlands Met Service, KNMI • JH also discussed his visit to American Met Society conference, where he had talked about

) or clockwise (in the southern hemisphere). The whole storm system may be five to six miles high and 300 to 400 miles wide, although sometimes can be even bigger. It typically moves forward at speeds of 10-15 m.p.h., but can travel as fast as 40 m.p.h. The term 'hurricane' is usually restricted

contrasts that develop across the North Atlantic as a result of this will help strengthen the jet stream, which plays a big role in the weather we get in the UK.  “The jet stream will help to develop low pressure systems which are likely to affect the UK between Christmas and New Year. These will bring

and so they are not retired officially and the North Indian Ocean region has not gone through one cycle of its list of names yet. Other ‘names’ were discounted because they were not proper names, these include: Armegeddon, Apocalypse, Baldrick, Big Boss, Bilbo, BlackHeart, Bluetooth, branch wobbler

Marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage has been chosen by the Met Office as its official partner charity for the next three years, and the pair-up started with a ‘big clean’ on Ness Cove beach, near Teignmouth. A team of 27 volunteers from the Met Office collected eight large bags

impact our lungs, and enter our blood stream, damaging our heart or brain. The more of these pollutants we breathe, the higher the risk of harm and the bigger impact it can have on our health. There are many causes of air pollution. Outdoor air pollution’s caused by: • vehicles (cars, vans, planes

complex patterns in weather phenomena. These AI weather models can already compete with the current generation of NWP models and, for some applications, exceed their performance at a fraction of the computational cost.  Big tech companies including Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Huawei have made

be for predicting cloud amounts accurately, which can have a big impact on the accuracy of temperature and sunshine forecasts. Simon explained: “Once you get into the detail of forecasting specific cloud amounts in specific locations, it takes a certain amount of skill, from both weather models

next week could make our seas particularly dangerous and unpredictable, with large waves and swells being a major risk. “Stormy conditions may be tempting to watch but big waves can easily knock you off your feet. The sea is far more powerful than you think and your chances of survival are slim if you

weather and would remind people not to underestimate the distance waves can travel up the beach or harbour wall. Although it can be tempting to get close, it isn’t worth risking your life to take photos or to dodge waves. "If you plan on going out walking this weekend, be wary. High winds and big